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Wider Sumner Lab Papers

Lab members also publish work that doesn’t list Seirian Sumner as a co-author. Below is a selection of recent papers by lab members, published during their time in the lab – including people who have since moved on. For each person’s complete publication record — including work from before or after their time here — see their ORCID profile, linked from their own page.

Latest publications

  • ROJAS-NOSSA SV, BARTLETT LJ, KOLICS É, LEZA MDM, NAVE A, PUSCEDDU M, REIN C, ROBLA J, ROME Q, SEEHAUSEN ML, SENKO D, SNAIR KS, TAYLOR BA, UENO T, WALTER J, WEIGAND A, OTIS GW 2026. Worldwide distribution and invasion status of Vespa velutina (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), the yellow-legged hornet, in 2025. European Journal of Entomology, 123, 217-232. https://doi.org/10.14411/eje.2026.022
  • Benny FE, Priyadarsanan DR 2026. New species of Elaphropoda Lieftinck, 1966 and Habropoda Smith, 1854 (Hymenoptera, Apidae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India. European Journal of Taxonomy, 1073. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2026.1073.3298
  • Broad GR, Cunningham-Eurich I, Crowley LM 2026. The genome sequence of an ichneumonid wasp, Dolichomitus mesocentrus (Gravenhorst, 1829) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae). Wellcome Open Research, 11, 401. https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.26881.1
  • Mitchell R, Adams I, Broad GR 2026. The genome sequence of the solitary wasp, Nysson trimaculatus (Rossi, 1790) (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae). Wellcome Open Research, 11, 257. https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.26493.1
  • Mitchell R, Adams I, Broad GR 2026. The genome sequence of the solitary wasp, Lestiphorus bicinctus (Rossi, 1794) (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae). Wellcome Open Research, 11, 197. https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.26199.1
  • Cerqueira de Araujo A, Hajdušek O, Urbanová V, Šedivá T, Robbertse L, Titz A, Plantard O, Stahl Y, Mayer C, Perner J, Rispe C 2026. The Bacterial Kinase AnmK Integrates into Tick Genome and Biology. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.03.13.711553
  • Doyle TD, Jimenez‐Guri E, Barnes JC, Hannah C, Murray S, Wyatt CDR, Poole OM, Wotton KR 2025. Long‐range pollen transport across the North Sea: Insights from migratory hoverflies landing on a remote oil rig. Journal of Animal Ecology, 94(11), 2267-2281. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.70126
  • Sampaio Gonçalves D, Dulac L, Ritschka B, Rhinn M, Klein A, Wyatt CD, Irimia M, Keyes WM 2025. Senescent cells exhibit features of developmental signaling centres. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.30.685565
  • Taylor BA, Slater GP, Stolle E, Dorey J, Buchmann G, Oldroyd BP, Gloag R, Harpur BA 2025. Multi‐Omic Analysis Reveals Population Differentiation and Signatures of Social Evolution in Tetragonula Stingless Bees. Molecular Ecology, 34(13). https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17823
  • Cunningham-Eurich I, Wentworth J 2025. Regenerative agriculture. Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.58248/pn748
  • Visick OD, Adams I, Marzano FS, Ratnieks FLW 2025. Effect of bark harvest intensity on the formation of cavities and other microhabitats in cork oaks (Quercus suber). European Journal of Forest Research, 144(3), 467-479. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-025-01770-9
  • da Silva RC, do Nascimento FS, Oi CA 2025. The multifaceted role of brood communication in wasp societies. Current Research in Insect Science, 7, 100107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cris.2025.100107
  • Visick OD, Adams I, Ney P, Marzano FS, Ratnieks FLW 2024. Do nest sites limit wild honey bee colonies? Decoding swarm waggle dances to assess nest site availability. Ecological Entomology, 49(6), 869-880. https://doi.org/10.1111/een.13361
  • Broad GR, Cunningham-Eurich I 2024. The genome sequence of a braconid wasp, Aleiodes testaceus (Telenga, 1941). Wellcome Open Research, 9, 408. https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.22738.1
  • Ferreira HM, Alves DA, Cool L, Oi CA, Oliveira RC, Wenseleers T 2024. Toward greater realism in inclusive fitness models: the case of caste fate conflict in insect societies. Evolution Letters, 8(3), 387-396. https://doi.org/10.1093/evlett/qrad068
  • Prato A, Fernando Santos E, Mendes Ferreira H, Akemi Oi C, Santos do Nascimento F, Rantala MJ, Krams I, Rodrigues de Souza A 2024. Immune response in paper wasp workers: Task matters more than age. Journal of Insect Physiology, 154, 104629. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2024.104629
  • FEMI EB, RANJITH AP, PRIYADARSANAN DR 2024. Additions to the trigonalyid (Hymenoptera: Trigonalyidae) fauna of India with the description of a new species from south India. Zootaxa, 5419(2), 265-274. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5419.2.5
  • Batista JE, da Silva RC, do Nascimento DL, Oliveira RC, Oi CA, do Nascimento FS 2024. Nestmate Recognition in Two Melipona Stingless Bee Species: The Effect of Cuticular Chemical Profiles and Colony Distance. Journal of Insect Behavior, 37(1), 106-120. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10905-024-09852-z
  • Stratford JE, Stratford FMW, Brown RL, Oi CA 2024. Nest visitors of Vespula wasps and their potential use for biological control in an invaded range. Journal of Pest Science, 97(1), 445-453. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-023-01643-3
  • Hasenjager MJ, Hoppitt W, Cunningham‐Eurich I, Franks VR, Leadbeater E 2024. Coupled information networks drive honeybee ( Apis mellifera ) collective foraging. Journal of Animal Ecology, 93(1), 71-82. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.14029

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